Bug 1452176 – CVE-2017-9044 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attribute function

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Bug 1452176 - (CVE-2017-9044) CVE-2017-9044 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attribute function

Summary:	CVE-2017-9044 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attr...

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2017-9044

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Hardware:	All Linux

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Reported:	2017-05-18 09:27 EDT by Andrej Nemec
Modified:	2017-08-29 04:59 EDT (History)
CC List:	12 users (show)

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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-05-18 09:27:53 EDT

The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted ELF file.

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https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/

Comment 2 Andrej Nemec 2017-08-24 05:42:12 EDT

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Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

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